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Yeast extract

5 g1 teaspoon

15 g1 tablespoon

Thick yeast-extract paste about 1.0 g/ml; 1 tsp about 5.0 g.

Nothing truly matches the concentrated sticky savouriness of yeast extract, but soy sauce is the closest everyday option.

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  Soy sauce

  Use 1.5–2 times the weight of yeast extract, e.g. 3 g for 2 g. Stir in near the end and cut back on salt, as it is thinner and saltier.

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  Mushroom soy sauce

  Use the same weight, or 10% less if very dark. It is darker and more mushroomy, so reduce other dark soy and salt.

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  Worcestershire sauce

  Use 1.5 times the weight. It adds vinegar and tamarind-like tang, is thinner, so add late and adjust salt.

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